On a slow cable Sunday that saw big numbers for the broadcast networks with the NFL’s NFC and AFC conference championships, FS1 (yes, FS1!) headlined by McGregor vs. Siver, UFC Fight Night led all sports cable networks with 2.751 million viewers and a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating between 10p-12:15 am.

We haven’t seen just the McGregor-Siver portion, but if FS1 releases the info we’ll post it. Update: peak viewing between 12-12:15a for McGregor Silver averaged 3.162 million viewers.

The event was the most-watched UFC event ever on FS1 and the most-watched on cable on any network since 12/5/09.

In Premier League action on NBCSN Manchester City vs Arsenal averaged 728,000 viewers and a 0.3 adults 18-49 rating

Cable Sports TV Ratings for Sunday January 18, 2015:

Program

Net

Day

Start-End

Viewers (000)

UFC FIGHT NIGHT L

FS1

Sun

10:00P-12:15A

2751

NFL COUNTDOWN L

ESPN

Sun

12:00P-03:00P

2270

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L

ESPN

Sun

09:00A-12:00P

1211

FOX SPORTS LIVE L

FS1

Sun

12:15A-01:00A

1167

NFL PRIMETIME L

ESPN

Sun

10:00P-11:04P

1030

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

Sun

11:04P-12:30A

996

UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L

FS1

Sun

07:00P-10:00P

908

NFL PRIMETIME

ESPN

Sun

12:30A-01:30A

768

PREMIER LEAGUE L

NBCS

Sun

10:57A-12:59P

728

SPORTSCENTER LATE

ESPN

Sun

01:30A-03:00A

622

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L

ESPN

Sun

08:00A-09:00A

599

PBA BOWLING

ESPN

Sun

03:00P-05:00P

547

NFL GAMEDAY MORNING

NFLN

Sun

09:00A-03:00P

498

NFL GAMEDAY FINAL

NFLN

Sun

10:30P-12:00A

455

NFL MATCH-UP

ESPN

Sun

06:30A-07:00A

418

FOX SPORTS LIVE L

FS1

Sun

01:00A-02:00A

402

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN

Sun

06:00A-06:30A

397

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN

Sun

07:00A-08:00A

376

PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE

NBCS

Sun

12:59P-01:30P

373

NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME

NFLN

Sun

10:00P-10:30P

363

PREMIER LEAGUE L

NBCS

Sun

08:23A-10:29A

358

BUFFALO/DETROIT

NBCS

Sun

08:03P-10:44P

326

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

ESPN

Sun

07:30P-09:00P

319

PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO

NBCS

Sun

10:29A-10:57A

293

USF/CONNECTICUT

ESP2

Sun

01:00P-03:03P

274

NFL GAMEDAY FINAL

NFLN

Sun

12:00A-01:00A

229

VIRGINIA TECH/NORTH CAROL

ESNU

Sun

06:30P-08:38P

226

SPORTS REPORTERS

ESP2

Sun

10:30A-11:00A

221

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

Sun

06:00P-07:30P

218

SPORTS REPORTERS

ESP2

Sun

08:30A-09:00A

215

BUFFALO/DETROIT

NBCS

Sun

10:44P-11:05P

209

PGA TOUR

GOLF

Sun

12:13P-03:30P

197

PL MATCH OF THE DAY

NBCS

Sun

01:30P-02:30P

192

NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS

NFLN

Sun

09:00P-09:30P

188

NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS

NFLN

Sun

08:30P-09:00P

182

COLINS NEW FTBL SHOW L

ESP2

Sun

09:00A-10:00A

172

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

ESPN

Sun

05:30P-06:00P

171

SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL

ESPN

Sun

09:00P-10:00P

169

NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS

NFLN

Sun

09:30P-10:00P

168

PGA TOUR

GOLF

Sun

05:58P-08:17P

167

NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS

NFLN

Sun

07:30P-08:00P

164

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Sun

02:00A-03:00A

161

SPORTSCENTER LATE

ENN

Sun

12:30A-02:00A

158

NFL GAMEDAY FIRST

NFLN

Sun

07:00A-09:00A

158

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

ESNU

Sun

10:46P-11:15P

156

NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS

NFLN

Sun

07:00P-07:30P

156

SPORTS REPORTERS

ENN

Sun

11:30A-12:00P

155

PROFILE:60

ESP2

Sun

07:30A-08:00A

154

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sun

10:04P-11:04P

153

PROFILE:60

ESP2

Sun

07:00A-07:30A

150

LA LIGA BBVA-L-

BEIN

Sun

12:55P-02:55P

148

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sun

01:00P-02:00P

147

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESP2

Sun

06:00A-07:00A

142

NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS

NFLN

Sun

08:00P-08:30P

136

OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND

ESP2

Sun

08:00A-08:30A

131

SN MONTHLY JEERS

ENN

Sun

02:00A-02:30A

130

ESPN PRESENTS

ESPN

Sun

05:00P-05:30P

129

EUROPEAN TOUR

GOLF

Sun

10:00A-12:13P

125

UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFGHT L

FS1

Sun

06:00P-07:00P

122

OREGON/WASHINGTON

ESNU

Sun

08:38P-10:46P

119

FOOTBALL LIFE

NFLN

Sun

03:00P-04:00P

118

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sun

12:00P-01:00P

116

SPORTS REPORTERS

ENN

Sun

09:30A-10:00A

116

NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS

NFLN

Sun

06:00P-07:00P

115

SPORTSCENTER TOP 10

ENN

Sun

02:30A-03:00A

112

PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO

NBCS

Sun

07:30A-08:23A

110

MORNING DRIVE

GOLF

Sun

07:57A-09:00A

108

MONSTER JAM

FS1

Sun

11:00A-12:00P

107

PGA TOUR

GOLF

Sun

09:00P-01:16A

102

COLINS NEW FTBL SHOW

ENN

Sun

10:00A-11:00A

101

NBCSN SPORTS REPORT

NBCS

Sun

11:05P-12:05A

97

GOLF: LATIN AMRCA TOUR

ESP2

Sun

11:00A-01:00P

92

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sun

07:30P-08:07P

91

OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND

ESP2

Sun

10:00A-10:30A

90

OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND

ENN

Sun

11:00A-11:30A

85

EUROPEAN TOUR

GOLF

Sun

06:00A-07:57A

81

BUFFALO/DETROIT

NBCS

Sun

07:00P-08:03P

79

SPORTSCENTERU

ESNU

Sun

10:30A-11:30A

76

POKER

ESP2

Sun

06:00P-07:00P

75

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sun

01:30A-02:00A

75

IOWA/MICHIGAN STATE

ESP2

Sun

03:03P-05:06P

74

GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME

GOLF

Sun

03:30P-04:00P

71

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sun

02:00A-02:30A

70

MONSTER SUP BEHIND DREAM

FS1

Sun

10:30A-11:00A

69

GOLDEN STATE/HOUSTON

NBAT

Sun

11:00A-01:00P

67

FOOTBALL LIFE

NFLN

Sun

04:00P-05:00P

67

KENTUCKY/LSU

ESNU

Sun

02:00P-04:26P

66

LA LIGA BBVA-L-

BEIN

Sun

10:55A-12:55P

62

MORNING DRIVE

GOLF

Sun

09:00A-10:00A

61

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sun

08:07P-09:00P

60

DAKAR RALLY

NBCS

Sun

06:00A-06:30A

59

UFC RISING

FS1

Sun

05:36P-06:00P

58

NBA GAMETIME LIVE

NBAT

Sun

09:00P-10:00P

58

EPIC MOMENTS

MLBN

Sun

01:00P-01:30P

57

GEORGE MASON/RICHMOND

ESNU

Sun

12:00P-02:00P

56

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sun

01:00A-01:30A

56

PLAYBOOK PRIMETIME

NFLN

Sun

06:00A-07:00A

56

MONSTER JAM

FS2

Sun

10:04P-11:00P

54

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sun

02:30A-03:00A

54

E:60

ENN

Sun

11:04P-11:30P

53

USF/CONNECTICUT

ESNU

Sun

11:15P-12:44A

53

ST. JOHNS/DEPAUL

FS1

Sun

02:30P-05:06P

53

RED BULL CRASHED ICE

FS2

Sun

06:00A-07:30A

51

EUROPEAN TOUR

GOLF

Sun

04:00P-05:58P

50

SERIE A – L

BEIN

Sun

08:55A-10:55A

49

EPIC MOMENTS

MLBN

Sun

01:30P-02:00P

46

SPORTSCENTERU

ESNU

Sun

11:30A-12:00P

45

GOLF CENTRAL

GOLF

Sun

01:16A-02:00A

45

A10 BASKETBALL L

NBCS

Sun

02:30P-04:45P

45

VILLANOVA/XAVIER

FS1

Sun

12:00P-01:44P

43

EPIC MOMENTS

MLBN

Sun

12:30P-01:00P

43

PL MATCH OF THE DAY

NBCS

Sun

06:30A-07:30A

43

SERIE A – L

BEIN

Sun

02:55P-04:40P

42

UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER

FS1

Sun

10:00A-10:30A

42

SPORTSCENTERU

ESNU

Sun

09:30A-10:30A

41

MLBN COUNT DOWN

MLBN

Sun

02:00P-03:00P

41

OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND

ENN

Sun

09:00A-09:30A

40

MISSOURI STATE/NORTHERN I

ESNU

Sun

04:26P-06:00P

40

TOP 10

NFLN

Sun

05:00P-06:00P

40

SPORTSCENTERU

ESNU

Sun

06:00A-06:30A

39

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sun

12:29A-01:00A

38

GOLF CENTRAL-POST

GOLF

Sun

08:17P-09:00P

37

IOWA/MICHIGAN STATE

ESNU

Sun

12:44A-02:00A

35

MR. BASEBALL

MLBN

Sun

03:00P-04:00P

35

MLBN COUNT DOWN

MLBN

Sun

11:00P-12:00A

34

TOP 10 RIGHT NOW

MLBN

Sun

12:00A-01:00A

34

GOLF: LATIN AMRCA TOUR L

ENN

Sun

02:00P-05:08P

33

SPORTSCENTERU

ESNU

Sun

08:30A-09:30A

33

BURTON RAIL DAYS

FS2

Sun

04:30P-05:00P

32

RIO GRANDE VALLEY/RENO

NBAT

Sun

10:00P-12:29A

32

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sun

10:00A-11:00A

32

RED BULL CRASHED ICE

FS2

Sun

07:30A-09:00A

31

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sun

05:08P-06:00P

30

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sun

09:00A-10:00A

28

SPORTSCENTER TOP 10

ENN

Sun

12:00A-12:30A

27

FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L

FS1

Sun

01:44P-02:30P

26

TOP 10 RIGHT NOW

MLBN

Sun

09:00A-10:00A

26

CUP CONSOLATION A

NBAT

Sun

01:00P-03:30P

26

PL MATCH OF THE DAY

NBCS

Sun

12:05A-01:05A

26

ESPN PRESENTS

ENN

Sun

07:00P-07:30P

25

GOLF: LATIN AMRCA TOUR

ENN

Sun

11:30P-12:00A

24

ESPN PRESENTS

ESP2

Sun

05:30P-06:00P

24

EPIC MOMENTS

MLBN

Sun

12:00P-12:30P

24

TOP 20 GAMES

MLBN

Sun

07:00P-09:00P

24

TOP 10 RIGHT NOW

MLBN

Sun

08:00A-09:00A

24

NBA ACTION

NBAT

Sun

06:15P-06:39P

24

SPORTSCENTERU

ESNU

Sun

07:30A-08:30A

22

INSIDE THE BIG EAST L

FS1

Sun

05:06P-05:36P

22

TOP 10 RIGHT NOW

MLBN

Sun

01:00A-02:00A

22

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ENN

Sun

09:00P-10:04P

21

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Sun

09:00A-10:00A

21

TOP 10 RIGHT NOW

MLBN

Sun

10:00A-11:00A

21

SPORTSCENTERU L

ESNU

Sun

06:00P-06:30P

20

MLB NETWORK SPECIAL

MLBN

Sun

02:00A-03:00A

20

LOS ANGELES/DELAWARE

NBAT

Sun

06:39P-09:00P

20

SPORTSCENTER FEATURED

ENN

Sun

08:00A-09:00A

19

MLBN COUNT DOWN

MLBN

Sun

06:00P-07:00P

19

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sun

08:00A-09:00A

19

HANDBALL

BEIN

Sun

01:00A-02:00A

18

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Sun

08:00A-09:00A

18

MLBN COUNT DOWN

MLBN

Sun

10:00P-11:00P

18

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sun

06:00A-07:00A

17

EXPRESS XTRA WKND – R

BEIN

Sun

09:00P-10:00P

16

LA LIGA BBVA-R-

BEIN

Sun

10:00P-12:00A

16

E:60

ENN

Sun

06:00P-07:00P

16

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L

ESP2

Sun

05:06P-05:30P

16

EXPRESS XTRA WKND – R

BEIN

Sun

12:00A-01:00A

15

IOWA/ERIE

NBAT

Sun

03:53P-06:15P

15

LIGUE 1

BEIN

Sun

07:00P-09:00P

14

SN MONTHLY JEERS

ENN

Sun

07:30A-08:00A

13

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

ESNU

Sun

02:00A-03:00A

13

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Sun

06:00A-07:00A

13

MY MOST MEMORABLE GAME

MLBN

Sun

11:00A-12:00P

13

TOP 10 RIGHT NOW

MLBN

Sun

07:00A-08:00A

13

TOP 10 RIGHT NOW

MLBN

Sun

06:00A-07:00A

13

PREMIER LEAGUE ENCORE

NBCS

Sun

01:05A-03:00A

12

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Sun

07:00A-08:00A

11

WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NBCS

Sun

04:45P-07:00P

11

SPORTSCENTER TOP 10

ENN

Sun

06:00A-06:30A

10

RED BULL CRASHED ICE

FS2

Sun

10:30A-12:00P

10

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Sun

07:00A-08:00A

10

EXPRESS WRAPUP – L

BEIN

Sun

04:40P-05:00P

9

SPORTSCENTER TOP 10

ENN

Sun

07:00A-07:30A

9

RED BULL CRASHED ICE

FS2

Sun

09:00A-10:30A

9

MLBN COUNT DOWN

MLBN

Sun

09:00P-10:00P

9

90 IN 30 –

BEIN

Sun

02:00A-02:30A

8

SN MONTHLY JEERS

ENN

Sun

06:30A-07:00A

8

TOP 10 RIGHT NOW

MLBN

Sun

04:00P-05:00P

8

MONSTER JAM

FS2

Sun

11:00P-12:00A

7

NBA ACTION

NBAT

Sun

03:30P-03:53P

7

LA LIGA WORLD –

BEIN

Sun

08:30A-08:45A

6

90 IN 30 –

BEIN

Sun

05:00P-05:30P

6

MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCR

FS2

Sun

12:00A-03:00A

6

CONCACAF MENS U-20 CHP L

FS2

Sun

08:00P-10:04P

6

EXPRESS PREGAME – L

BEIN

Sun

08:45A-08:55A

5

SPORTSCENTERU

ESNU

Sun

06:30A-07:30A

5

BURTON US OPEN

FS2

Sun

02:30P-04:30P

5

BURTON US OPEN

FS2

Sun

12:00P-01:00P

3

TOP 10 RIGHT NOW

MLBN

Sun

05:00P-06:00P

3

90 IN 30 –

BEIN

Sun

05:30P-06:00P

2

BURTON HIGH FIVES

FS2

Sun

02:00P-02:30P

2

BURTON US OPEN

FS2

Sun

05:00P-07:00P

2

EXPRESS XTRA WKND – L

BEIN

Sun

06:00P-07:00P

1

BURTON US OPEN

FS2

Sun

01:00P-02:00P

1

BURTON HIGH FIVES

FS2

Sun

07:30P-08:00P

0

BURTON RAIL DAYS

FS2

Sun

07:00P-07:30P

0

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Note: viewership of around 100,000 or lower is technically what Nielsen refers to as a “scratch” i.e., not enough Nielsen panelists watched for Nielsen to validate it. There are around 20,000 homes in the Nielsen panel and a bit over 50,000 panelists, where 1 Nielsen panelist watching a whole telecast represents around 5,800 people. So something averaging a million viewers averaged around 170 people out of the 50K+ panel — small, but still statistically significant. But when there’s a show with 30,000 viewers, that’s only around 5 or 6 Nielsen panelists…